| Object Name: | Mitla. Group of the columns |
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| Creation Date: | 600-1500 AD | |
| Culture: | Zapotec-Mixtec | |
| Site: | Mitla | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| Most remarkable among the five groups of palace-like structures is the Group of the Columns, comprising very long masonry halls arranged on platforms around the four sides of a plaza. Here and elsewhere at Mitla long panels and entire walls are covered with geometric mosaics, the intricate arabesques of which are almost entirely based on a step-and-fret motif, each piece of veneer stone being set into a red stucco background. | ||
